Spark allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI · CVE-2016-9177 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Spark allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 4, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

com.sparkjava:spark-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.5.2

Patched versions

2.5.2

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spark 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 4, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High

7.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N